WSR 15-16-045 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Order 15-228—Filed July 28, 2015, 4:03 p.m., effective July 31, 2015] Effective Date of Rule: July 31, 2015.
Purpose: Amend recreational fishing rules for Puget Sound salmon.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 232-28-621.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.04.012, 77.04.020, 77.12.045, and 77.12.047.
Under RCW 34.05.350 the agency for good cause finds that immediate adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule is necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety, or general welfare, and that observing the time requirements of notice and opportunity to comment upon adoption of a permanent rule would be contrary to the public interest.
Reasons for this Finding: Chinook broodstock collection efforts at the Tulalip and Wallace River Hatchery is well behind the goal. The closure of the Chinook retention within the Tulalip Bubble is necessary in order to fulfill broodstock collection requirements for both hatcheries. The Chinook retention may reopen if broodstock collection efforts indicate the goal will be met. There is insufficient time to adopt permanent rules.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: July 28, 2015.
J. W. Unsworth
Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 232-28-62100Q Puget Sound salmon—Saltwater seasons and daily limits.
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 232-28-621, effective July 31, 2015, until further notice, it is unlawful to violate the provisions below. Unless otherwise amended, all permanent rules remain in effect:
Catch Record Card Area 8-2: Waters west of Tulalip Bay and within 2,000 feet of shore from the pilings at Old Bower's Resort, to a fishing boundary marker approximately 1.4 miles northwest of Hermosa Point:
(1) Open only from Friday through 11:59 a.m. the following Monday of each week.
(2) Daily limit 2 salmon plus 2 additional pink salmon. Release Chinook.
|